For some, the holiday season can mean connecting with family, enjoying time off from school or work, and participating in seasonal traditions. But for many, including athletes, the holidays also bring stress. While athletes are no strangers to stress, the holiday season brings unique challenges that may compound stressors and make holidays less enjoyable.

Navigating the world of mental health professionals, life coaches, and performance coaches can be overwhelming. Understanding the training and expertise of different professionals will help you to make informed decisions.

Athletes commonly face both burnout and depression. While seemingly similar, burnout and depression have distinctions and may require different levels of support.

A dedicated practice of meditation can alleviate symptoms of depression and improve athletes’ mental health.

Athletes face immense pressure to perform at their peak athletic ability and maintain mental resilience. By increasing awareness and fostering a supportive sports culture, we can collectively de-stigmatize mental health concerns encourage help-seeking behaviors among athletes.

Sports culture asserts that athletes must showcase physical strength while maintaining mental toughness. The intense balance of giving 110% to sport demands often results in athletes experiencing mental health concerns like anxiety, depression, eating disorders, or even burnout. Unfortunately, many barriers stand in the way of athletes seeking help when they need it most.

All athletes experience injuries differently. Some may take injuries in stride whereas others find themselves working through the stages of grief and managing unfamiliar and disruptive psychological symptoms. Following are five tips for coping with injuries in addition to signs that an athlete may require mental health support while recovering from injury.

Athletes face many unique pressures in sport which puts them at risk for developing eating disorders. Many athletes struggle with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and orthorexia. Each of these eating disorders has serious psychological and medical implications regardless of how an athlete looks.

It is incredibly exciting to schedule official visits during college recruitment. And, it is totally normal, expected even, for anxiety to set in as student athletes prepare for their trips. We know that preparation breeds confidence. To support student athletes heading out on official visits, we created a list of questions to ask potential coaches, teammates, and academic advisors.

Navigating college recruitment is tough on student athletes and their parents. Following are some of our top tips for supporting high school students through recruitment.

6 tips for student athletes navigating college recruitment from a former DI student athlete.

EMDR is a type of psychotherapy that has been shown to be highly effective in treating trauma, anxiety, and other psychological conditions. EMDR seems to deliver a wide range of benefits.

EMDR – short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is a therapeutic approach that has gained significant traction and recognition for its effectiveness in treating trauma.

If you ready to improve your performance, manage your stress, or achieve peak wellness, HeartMath biofeedback training might just be the game-changer that you’ve been waiting for. This blogs identifies five key benefits of HeartMath biofeedback training for athletes.

At Athlete Insight, we provide both sports psychology and sports psychiatry services. Don’t know the difference between professions? Read on to better understand which professional has the skills and expertise to meet your needs.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy offers a holistic approach to healing that integrates the mind and body. For athletes, it can provide valuable tools for enhancing performance, managing stress, recovering from injuries, and promoting overall well-being. By cultivating greater body awareness, regulation, and resilience, athletes can unlock their full potential both on and off the field

Athletes tend to regard perfection as the fast track to achieving success and optimizing our potential in sport (and other areas of life). However, it might be perfectionism that is hindering their success. Perfectionism is the Achilles heel of confidence.

Anxiety among athletes is common and treatable. Athlete Insight helps athletes overcome performance anxiety as well as general anxiety. We are here to help!

Depression is a serious matter, but how can we tell if we’re actually depressed or simply lacking motivation?

A consistent practice of gratitude is a key to unlocking an athlete’s ability to master psychological suffering.